More on the Iraqi politicians the surge is designed to protect. According to CNN, one ally of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was convicted by a Kuwaiti court of involvement in the December 1983 bombing of the U.S. and French Embassies, which killed five people and wounded more than 80:
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=181552